On Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 2:52 p.m. the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call related to an individual threatening another with a handgun. The reporting party was a 25-year-old female who reported that she was not at their family’s home in the 700 block of West Via De Palmas, San Tan Valley but her mother was. The mother (age 50) had called the daughter and told her that an acquaintance of the daughters was at the home and threatening to shoot her with a gun. The daughter hung-up the phone with her mother and called 9-1-1 and then ran home.

Deputies arrived at the home within minutes of receiving the call. When they made entry into the home, they found the female victim lying on the floor with multiple gunshot wounds. Deputies provided medical aid until EMS personnel arrived. The victim was transported by ground ambulance to Banner Ironwood hospital and then by air-ambulance to Scottsdale Osborn hospital. The victim was pronounced deceased just a short time ago.

Detectives at the scene were not able to speak with the reporting party (25-year-old female) because she began to hyperventilate and had to be ground transported to Banner Ironwood Hospital. Detectives responded to the hospital and will talk with her to learn more about the suspect and motive as soon as she is medically cleared.